Like many of you I am a member of ISCA and in the OA news column they frequently cite the realized prices of First Flaps and compare them to the previous price guide listing. So just for fun I thought I would try this model minus the price guide. OA 415 Lemollillahee First Flap OA 524 Chippecotton First...Read More
I am new to this and trying to figure out if this is appropriate or not? Seems I have uncovered a Riker Tenderfoot. Any ideas as to how much it is worth? Attached files
How many square knots do you wear? All of them that you're qualified for, or just the "best" ones? I have earned/received eight so far and wear them all on one of my shirts. My other shirt doesn't have any because it's my shirt for international events and I don't want to look like an "American Christmas tree." LOL...Read More
I reported on the Wakoda felt that sold on eBay recently. Turns out that in the span of a few short days another one has popped up. I'm putting the question out to JQ Public - is it real? Lodge 246 A1 Wakoda Very Rare!! No Reserve!!
Have you ever had any of your patches stolen? It happened to me twice. The first time was at my own camp during a lodge fellowship weekend. I had left my patches in my pack and during the day when we were all out on work parties, somebody went into my tent, searched my pack, and lifted the 3-4...Read More
BSA WOOD BADGE LEATHER STAMPS - INCLUDES EAGLE Check out what the seller says: Is there a beaver in the house? This auction is for ALL 9 of the Wood Badge stamps, including the eagle. The stamps are brand new in their original package. The stamps shown are the beaver, bobwhite, eagle, fox, owl, bear, buffalo, antelope and the axe...Read More
For your consideration is a fabulous vintage BSA sash with 3 sides covered. This superb sash has a total of 75 pins, patches and merit badges decorating the 3 sides. The sash has a patch that says "Detroit'' and "91" which must have been the troop number. There are patches that indicate this scout was into lifesaving with the...Read More
Ok so I will confess. While building the Hot Finds Newsletter I do occasionally come across an auction that I want to bid on and I keep it out of the newsletter so I can take my shot at getting it. :p I use one of the sneaky sniper programs to get my last second bid in. So here...Read More
The #1 best selling item on eBay last week was a merit badge sash that was featured in the Hot Finds Newsletter! So just how high did the bidding go? Well after registering 19 bids this sash took top honors. Boy Scout 24 Sq. Merit Badges-1920s-Stitched Together
I am posting this with permission from the author, Gene Berman. A recent discussion on Patch-L was in regards to what constitutes a name/number set. Gene's answer taught me a lot about the subject and I wanted to preserve and share his response so here it is for anyone in the hobby to read. His email is geneberman@verizon.net if...Read More
Just in the last week on eBay there have been some sales of rare OA patches. Just so happens that as far as lodge totems go that birds and Indians seem to be popular motifs. So for fun we are going to do a head-to-head competition of these two totems from the last week. Who has the best totem when...Read More
There are several posts in this thread about killer WJ items that have sold on eBay. Well I just spotted this baby listed and if you collect these guys this one will take your breath away! Boy Scout 1924 World Jamboree Patch
For those of you who wear the bull on your red wool jacket you might like to see these top selling Philmont items from the last several weeks on eBay. Vtg BSA Philmont Staff Boy Scout Jacket w Rare Patches Boy Scout Philmont SR Dollar + Staff & Mountain Man Seg Philmont 50th Anniversary Buck Knife...Read More
How about for fun what would happen if you did a patch showdown with the best CSPs from the last thirty days versus the best red-and-white strips. Who would be the quickest draw in the shoot-out?! Shoot-Out #1 CSP Central Indiana TA-1 Cut Edge vs. 5 - Vintage BSA Los Angeles Alameda Calif RWS / TRS Shoot-Out...Read More